The shortcut for Play Mode conflicts with the Submit shortcut

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

After enabling “Submit with Ctrl + Enter”, open a new agent, typing “plan ” in the dialog box triggers the cursor prompt Try Plan Mode, and indicates the shortcut is Shift+Enter.

However, in reality, pressing Shift+Enter has no effect; instead, when pressing Ctrl+Enter to send, it fails to send correctly and instead switches to Plan Mode.

This bug has already wasted many of my requests!

Steps to Reproduce

  1. enabe “Submit with Ctrl + Enter”
  2. open a new agent
  3. typing “plan ” in the dialog box triggers the cursor prompt Try Plan Mode
  4. pressing Shift+Enter or Ctrl+Enter

Expected Behavior

When pressing Shift+Enter, open Plan Mode; when pressing Ctrl+Enter, submit the message.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 3.0.16 (system setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 475871d112608994deb2e3065dfb7c6b0baa0c50
Date: 2026-04-09T05:33:51.767Z
Layout: editor
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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This is a known bug that has already been fixed. When “Submit with Ctrl+Enter” is enabled and the “Try Plan Mode” suggestion appears, Ctrl+Enter incorrectly activates Plan Mode instead of submitting.

The fix is shipping in the next update. In the meantime, you can work around it by pressing Ctrl+Enter a second time after the nudge is dismissed, or switching to the nightly build where the fix is already live.

You can track the earlier discussion here: Submit with Cmd+Enter switches to Plan mode